City of College Station

The City of College Station operates under a council-manager form of government. The city council is composed of the mayor and six councilmembers elected at large. The mayor is the council's presiding officer and is recognized as the head of the city government for ceremonial purposes. The mayor is entitled to vote on all matters under consideration by the council. The council shall elect a mayor pro tem from its membership who acts as mayor during the mayor's absence or disability.

The mayor and each council member will hold office for three years until his or her successor is elected and qualified. No person shall be deemed elected to an office unless that person receives a majority of all the votes cast.

The mayor and each council member must be a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter of the state of Texas, and have resided for at least one year within the corporate limits of College Station.

The city council has the power to appoint the city manager, adopt the budget, authorize the issuance of bonds, and name members of commissions and boards. The city council also establishes policies regarding zoning, parks, master greenway plan and development of yearly strategic issues.

Meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the Council Chambers at College Station City Hall, located at 1101 Texas Ave. Meetings are open to the public. For a complete list of City of College Station events and meetings, visit cstx.gov/calendar.

Can't attend a city council meeting? You can watch it live on Suddenlink Ch. 19, online at cstx.gov/cstv19 or follow the live blog at blog.cstx.gov.

The city council welcomes written and oral comments from the public at regular meetings. Click here to learn more.

Mayor Karl Mooney

979.764.3541
kmooney@cstx.gov

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Elected

Elected mayor November 2016
Re-elected to council in November 2014
Elected to council in May 2011

Committees

Blinn College Brazos Valley Advisory Committee
Brazos Valley CEOC Advisory Board
Brazos Valley Council of Governments Boards of Directors
Brazos Valley Council of Governments Intergovernmental Committee
BVSWMA, Inc. Board of Directors
B/CS Metropolitan Planning Organization
Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation
Spring Creek Local Government Corporation
Audit Committee (chair)
Budget and Finance Committee
Compensation and Benefits Committee
Economic Development Committee
Transportation and Mobility Committee

Community Service

College Station Planning and Zoning Commission, 1997-01
Chairman, College Station Planning and Zoning Commission, 2000-01
Secretary, Bridgewater Homeowners Association, 2008-10
Former Boy Scout leader
Former YMCA/YWCA board member
Former church board member

Education

Point Pleasant Boro (N.J.) High School, 1968
Trenton State College, 1972 (B.A., English Education)
Jersey City State College, 1975 (M.A., Urban Studies/Reading)
Lehigh University, 1982 (Ph.D., Education)

Occupation

Director of General Academic Programs Advising, Texas A&M University

Hobbies

Sports, model trains, local history, playing catch with my chocolate lab, Sarge

Bob Brick

Place 1 Councilman

979.764.3541
rbrick@cstx.gov

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Elected

November 2017

Committees

Arts Council of the Brazos Valley Board
Blinn College Brazos County Advisory Board
Brazos Valley Council of Governments Intergovernmental Committee
Brazos Valley Council of Governments Regional Transportation Committee
Architectural Advisory Committee
Compensation and Benefits Committee
Transportation and Mobility Committee

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Texas Tech University

Occupation

Research Specialist, Institute of Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University

Background

While my private enterprise and higher education career stops include the Philippines, Ceylon, Pakistan and Indonesia, I moved to College Station in 1976. I began working at Texas A&M after retiring from Blinn College in 2016.

Family

Wife: Blanche
Daughter: Kathleen
Son: John, and wife Jamee
Grandchildren: Hannah, David, Olivia

Jerome Rektorik

Place 2 Councilman

979.764.3541
jrektorik@cstx.gov

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Elected

November 2016

Committees

Budget & Finance 
Economic Development
Spring Creek Local Government Corp.
Bryan/College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau

Community Service and Involvement

Member of A&M United Methodist Church
Chair, Endowment Committee – A&M United Methodist Church
Member of Finance Committee – A&M United Methodist Church
Member – Bryan / College Station Chamber of Commerce
President, Home Owners Association.
Former Member – College Station Planning and Zoning Commission – 2011-2016
Former Member of Board of Directors – UPA
Former Member of Board of Directors – OPAS
Former Member of Audit Committee
Former Member of Compensation and Benefits Committee
Graduate – College Station Citizens University
Graduate – College Station Citizens Police Academy

Education

B.A. Economics, Texas A&M University, 1965
Member of Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
M.B.A Management, Texas A&M University, 1974

Occupation

Retired after 13 years with the A&M Foundation raising major dollars for The George Bush School of Government and Public Service and the Corps of Cadets.
More than 25 years in the private business sector with budgeting and profit and loss responsibilities, including seven years in Saudi Arabia.
Spent 11 years as an officer in the U.S. Army, including two tours in the Republic of Vietnam.

Family

Wife: Diane
Daughter: Mary Rebecca Fleming

Hobbies

Bridge
Texas A&M sports and activities
Traveling

Linda Harvell

Place 3 Councilwoman

979.764.3541
lharvell@cstx.gov

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Elected

Re-elected November 2017
November 2016 (One-year term to complete an unexpired term)

Committees

BioCorridor Board
Brazos County Health Department
Brazos Valley CEOC Policy Advisory Board
Experience Bryan/College Station
Architectural Advisory Committee
Transportation and Mobility Committee (chair)

Community Service

Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce
College Station Noon Lions Club
Brazos County A&M Club
Better Business Bureau of Brazos Valley & Deep East Texas
Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion, Earl Graham Post No. 159
Republican Women of Brazos Valley
Go Texan
Juried Member – Truly Texan
Graduate – College Station Citizens University
Graduate - College Station Citizens Police Academy
Graduate - College Station Citizens Fire Academy

Education

Attended Texas A&M University, 1966–1969 (Studied English and Theater Arts)
Attended Southwest Texas State University, 1965–1966 (Studied Special Education)
Attended A&M Consolidated High School, 1953-1965
Certified Tourism Professional Certification (CTP) – Purdue University
Certified Tourism Industry Specialist (CTIS) – Indiana State University

Occupation

Owner/CEO, Texas Trading Post-Fun Texas Stuff

Family

Three daughters: Cecilee Herd, ‘95 (Vice President, Former Students Association, Texas A&M University), Stacey Pellett, ‘97 (Manager, Public Affairs, John Deere Corporation), Jenny Morris, ‘2007 (stay-at-home Mom)
Blessed with eight grandchildren

Elianor Vessali

Place 4 Councilwoman

979.764.3541
evessali@cstx.gov

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Elected

November 2016 (Two-year term to complete the unexpired term of John Nichols)

Committees

Brazos Valley Area Wide Communications System
RELLIS External Advisory Council
Architectural Advisory Committee
Audit Committee
Compensation and Benefits Committee

Community Service

Corps of Cadets - Company P-2 - Alumni Outfit Representative
Corps of Cadets Association Advisory Board Member
Caring Aggies Mentoring Program Mentor
Bryan Rotary Club Rotarian
Voices for Children CASA Volunteer
Citizen Fire Academy Alumni Association Member
Voices for Children UP Mentor
Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association Board Secretary

Education

B.S Biomedical Science, Texas A&M University
J.D., South Texas College of Law

Occupation

Business manager and realtor

John Nichols

Place 5 Councilman

979.764.3541
jnichols@cstx.gov


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Elected

November 2017
Previously elected in 2012, re-elected in 2015

Committees

Brazos County Health Department
BVSWMA, Inc. Board of Directors
B/CS Metropolitan Planning Organization
Sisters Cities
Spring Creek Local Government Corporation
Budget and Finance Committee
Economic Development Committee

Education

B.S., Cornell University, 1963
M.S., Michigan State University, 1965
Ph.D, Cornell University, 1969

Occupation

Retired professor, Texas A&M University

Hobbies

Reading, traveling, walking and community service

Family

Wife: Carol
Children: Catherine, Stephen and Amy

Dennis Maloney

Place 6 Councilman

979.764.3541
dmaloney@cstx.gov

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Elected

November 2018
Previously elected to council in 1999, 2002, and 2008

Committees

Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation
Audit Committee

Community Service

President, Woodcreek-Stonebridge Homeowners Association
College Station Councilmember: 1999-2005, 2008-2011
Chairman of the Brazos County Board of Health
Research Valley Partnership Board of Directors
College Station Historic Preservation Committee
College Station Transportation Committee
Wolf Pen Creek Oversight Committee
Bryan/College Station Sister Cities Committee
College Station and CSISD Joint Legislative Committee
Ciudad Real, Spain/City of College Station Fraternal Partnership

Education

B.A., English, Texas A&M University (minor in Spanish)

Occupation

Self-employed painting contractor

Family

Wife -- Frances, retired BISD school teacher
Two children and six grandchildren